Job Description: Programme Manager / Transformation Manager | Financial Services | Digital Transformation 
Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive
Location: The role requires working two days per week on-site at the company’s main office in the West Midlands, with occasional travel to London as needed.
A leading financial services provider is seeking a Programme and Transformation Manager to support an extensive technology and digital transformation initiative. This role is essential in steering the success of a core banking platform and services overhaul.
Key Responsibilities:
* Ensure successful delivery of project portfolios, maintaining adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
*Directly manage smaller-scale projects while overseeing the governance and coordination of the overall programme portfolio.
*Collaborate with and lead a high-performing team, ensuring resource availability and fostering an environment of accountability and professional growth.
*Identify, mitigate, and manage project and programme risks effectively.
Qualifications and Experience:
*Extensive experience in successfully managing and delivering portfolios of projects and programmes within the financial services sector.
*Proven track record of leading core banking system upgrades.
*Expertise in managing cloud migration programmes.
*Demonstrated strong leadership and people management skills, with an emphasis on fostering team success.
*Awareness of project and programme risks and proactive risk management capabilities.
This opportunity is ideal for an experienced programme manager who can seamlessly combine hands-on project management with strategic oversight to drive transformation in a dynamic and evolving environment.